Football: Kenneth Olugbode commits to CU Buffs

Mullen's Tim Coleman also headed to Boulder

By Kyle Ringo Buffzone.com

Posted:
01/28/2013 04:59:33 PM MST

The 2013 football recruiting class at Colorado has grown to 16 in recent days with several new commitments to coach Mike MacIntyre.

The latest commitment came Monday when Kenneth Olugbode, a 6-foot, 180-pound prospect from Bellarmine Prep in San Jose switched his commitment from San Jose State, the program MacIntyre used to lead, to CU. Olugbode visited CU over the weekend and made his decision then, Rivals.com reported.

Olugbode played outside linebacker, tight end, running back and quarterback during his standout prep career and is likely to play either linebacker or safety for the Buffs. Linebacker was one of the top priorities for this recruiting class and Olugbode would be the fourth linebacker in the class if he ends up at the position.

Defensive end Tim Coleman, a product of Mullen High School in Denver, also switched his commitment to CU in recent days after initially committing to Colorado State.

While MacIntyre has added a few players to the class since being hired in December, the majority of the class was recruited by former coach Jon Embree and his staff. MacIntyre honored all those scholarship offers and most of the players who had committed to Embree opted to stay committed to CU after talking with MacIntyre.

Earlier this month, MacIntyre said he planned to sign approximately 18 recruits on national signing day Feb. 6, one week from Wednesday.

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One member of the class is already enrolled in spring classes at CU and will compete in spring football. Markeis Reed, a 6-foot-5, 210-pound defender from Napa, Calif., played defensive end and linebacker in high school but will begin his college career as an outside linebacker.

Colorado has not earned a commitment from a player rated with four or five stars by any major recruiting service in this cycle. It's a source of consternation to diehard CU fans but isn't a surprise considering how low the program has sunk in the eyes of the rest of the nation.

CU is coming off the worst season in the modern era. The Buffs finished 1-11 and were blown out in most of their losses. CU hasn't been to a bowl game since 2007 and hasn't produced a winning season since 2005, three coaching staffs in the rearview.

Rivals.com ranked CU's class in a four-way tie at No. 76 in the nation late Monday along with Colorado State, Boston College and San Diego State. CU's class ranks last in the Pac-12. Every other program in the conference is ranked in the top 55 with USC ranked highest at No. 7. Interestingly, defending conference champion Stanford is ranked 11th at No. 55.

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